[Avex]

lol, im so lucky that im such a freshman right now, but lol, i need to do something right now. im kinda like erm... worried about college and all this stuff. so, i kinda need advice on what should i do.

here's my extra-cricullar act:

volunteer job at chabot space and science
chinese school
writer's guild member (lately the club president has been.. not active)

lol, and i got so much pressure from mom and grandma bout SATS and stuff. theres a whole bunch of summer programs i know UC berkeley has, (ADTP, EAOP), but im going to asia for a whole month this summer. ahh, i dont wanna think its like the end of the world lol. i might b able to go next summer but preps for sat man...
i could go to asia in august, but i heard its HOTTEST time of summer in asia (going to south korea and CHINA!!).

but i wanna join cross country. argh, i joined tennis but i got cut during pratice b/c i wasnt good enough. the pratice for cross crountry is in august!! dang it, i want to do something! what should i do?

(goal colleges: UC berkeley (closer to my home in bay area), UCLA (big asian community), Columbia University )

[litoxshortaii]

you still have time to prep for the SATs... most ppl dont usually do it until the summer before junior year or fall/winter of junior year since most take it during the spring of junior year.

[joogrlpekaun]

haha SATS...i'm a junior and I still haven't taken 'em. you have time to prep.
you should definitely join XC!! not that i love it myself but if you like it then it'd be a great thing to have done for three years (i guess it's too late for you to join this year if it starts in august...?). plus frosh & soph years are the best for sports because you have less schoolwork; i know i didn't have much of a problem freshman year.
you already volunteer, so that's good. but if writer's guild doesn't do much then maybe you should look around at what other clubs and activities are around, especially since i don't think chinese school will count for that much.
august will probably be pretty darn hot...but it will be in cali too, won't it? if it'll interfere with xc practice then can you go earlier in the summer instead since the weather'll be hot no matter when during the summer you go?

well whatever you do, enjoy high school and enjoy your trip if you go!

[profeminist]

ok im a sophomore and i really understand wut ure going through!!! i think u should join some sports and do some clubs and hold an office in them.. i know it's sorta impossible since ure only a freshman but gear towards that! and take the PSATs first. those will give u a good idea wut u have to work on for the SATs. if u need more help, PM me!

[saera]

Study for the PSATs, then you have a better chance junior year of being National Merit Scholar.

I would seriously recommend that you plan out your hs schedule NOW. Talk to the counselors about new classes that may be offered so that you know what other options you have.

It's kind of late to join clubs now, but have a good idea of what you want to join next year. Or if you really wanted to, make your own club. =D

[Avex]

clubs are DEAD in my school, forgot to mention that. (feels the need to make own club)
maybe i can try the PSATs for sophmore year. XC, i really wanna join. loved it more than tennis (parents encouraged me to join tennis but i suck anyhow).

[Eddie]

XC ROCKS!
join XC!